Wheeled pull-toy



Aug. 14, 1956 F. J. TROPPE 2,758,418

WHEELED PULL-TOY Filed Sept. 28, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fred J. Trappe INV EN fOR.

Aug. 14, 1956 F. J. TROPPE WHEELED PULL-TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept.28, 1955 Fred J. Troppe INVENTOR.

United States Patent WHEELED PULL-TOY Fred J. Troppe, Joliet, Ill. 7Application September 28, 1953, Serial No. 382,612

1 Claim. (Cl. 46-202) This invention relates to a toy and morespecifically provides a pull toy which is provided with a music makingdevice and a water spraying device.

An object of this invention is to provide a toy which has a musical boxwhich is spring operated and having a key for tensioning the spring foractuating the music maker.

Another object of this invention is to provide a water tank having asprinkler connected therewith and a pump for dispensing the water in aspray over the simulated music makers and an umbrella protecting themusic makers from the spray.

A further object of this invention is to provide a toy which may bepulled which is provided with a pull string and a squeeze bulb forspraying the water carried in a tank over the umbrella located on top ofthe toy.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a toy in the shape ofa vehicle having miniature music players thereon.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a toy which holdsthe attention of a child, novel in construction, and inexpensive tomanufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the toy of this invention withwater being sprayed from the discharge nozzle;

Figure 2. is a longitudinal, vertical section taken substantially alongthe longitudinal center line of the toy of this invention showingdetails of the water tank and music making means;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal, top section taken substantially along themidportion of the toy of this invention showing the details of the musicmaking means and the pump means for the water;

Figure 4 is a detail view showing the water discharge nozzle;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the discharge nozzle of Figure 4 whereinthe discharge nozzle has only a small number of openings; and

Figure 6 is a detail view showing the pull string and squeeze bulb forpumping the water out through the discharge nozzle.

Referring now more specifically to Figure 1 of the drawings it will beseen that the numeral 10 generally designates the toy of this inventionhaving a pull string 12 wherein the child may pull the toy 10 bygripping the pull string with the hand 14.

Referring now more specifically to Figure 2, it will be seen that thetoy 10 is in the general shape of a truck having a cab 16 and a framehaving rotatable ground engaging wheels 20 suitably journaled on theframe. The midportion of the frame is formed into a tank 22 for carryingwater 24 therein. A cork stopper 26 is posi- Ice.-

tioned in a suitable aperture in the bottom of the tank 22 for refillingthe tank 22 withv water 24. A vertical upstanding discharge tube 28 ispassed'through theupper portion of the tank and extends almost to thebottom of the tank 22 and the upper end .of the tubular member 28 isformed into a discharge nozzle 30 having suit-' able spray aperturesforbreaking the water. 24' up into a fine mist spray. A flexibletubular'meniber 34 is passed through the end portion of the tank 22 andis substantially the same length as the pull line 12 and a squeeze bulb36 is secured on the end thereof wherein a persons hand 14 may squeezethe bulb 36 and pump air into the tank 22 and force the water 24 outthrough the discharge tube 28 and the nozzle apertures 32 therebyproducing a spray as shown in Figure 1.

On the rear portion of the frame 18 is secured a plurality of upstandingmusical tines 38 engageable by projections 40 on a rotatable disk 42.The disk 42 is in the nature of a drum and is journaled on a suitableaxle 44 and the axle 44 projects through the rearmost partition of theframe 18 and terminates in a key handle 46 for a purpose described. Aspiral spring 48 is secured to the axle 44 and'suitably anchored to theframe 18 wherein the spring 48 may be wound thereby tensioning thespring 48 and causing the projections 40 on the rotating drum 42 toengage and vibrate the musical tines 38 thereby producing music.

It will be seen that adjacent the upper end or the nozzle end 30 of thedischarge tube 28 is secured a suitable umbrella 50 and positioned onthe upper surface of the tank is a plurality of miniature musicians 52which are positioned under the umbrella thereby protecting them from thespray of water.

The operation of the device will be readily understood.

With the toy 10 pulled along a supporting surface on the ground engagingwheels 20 and the spring 48 tensioned by winding the handle 46 theprojections 40 on the rotating drum 42 will engage the musical tines 38thereby producing a musical sound and by squeezing the squeeze bulb 36air is pumped into the tank 22 and forcing the water 24 up through thedischarge tube 28 out through the spray nozzle apertures 32 therebycausing a spray over the umbrella 50 and the miniature musicians 52.Obviously, a miniature driver may be included in the cab 16 of the toy10 to give the illusion of a driven vehicle. This toy will be one thatwill hold the attention of a child while playing with it as the musiccombined with the water spray will give a very novel effect such as willhold the undivided attention of a child. The device may be made of anysuitable sheet material and preferably made of plastic for cheapness ofconstruction and ease of manufacture. It will be noted that the devicemay be used without utilizing the water spray or the music making deviceor it may be used in any combination of water spray activation or musicmaking activation. Obviously, the fillingmeans for the tank 22 may beany conventional stopper or plug located on any convenient surface.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A pull toy comprising a wheeled frame, a closed water tank having aremovable filler plug and forming a portion of said frame, said tankhaving upper and'lower walls, a discharge tube extendingverticallythrough the upper wallsoftthe tank, oneend of said tubeterminating adjacent the lower wall of the tank for disposition belowthe Water level in the tank, a spray nozzle at the other end of saidtube for discharg'ng water as a spray, a flexible tube communicatingwith the interior of the tank and extendin forwardly of the wheeledframe, a squeeze type at: bulb in thetree'end of said tube forpressurizing the air in staid tank to discharge waterfrom the spraynozzle, aflexible p ull line extending from the front of said frame andhaving thefree end thereof terminally secured to the flexible tube, attheeir zbulb whereby the toy may be pulled simultaneously with squeezingof the air bulb for discharging water from the spray nozzle while theframe is being moved.

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